Robot Mounting

I'm currently working on implementing cobots in our factory. What are some the best ways to mount a robot? The cobot is going to be used for a pick and place application. We've tried mounting the robot to a beam above the work space, also placed the cobot on the wall. Both ceiling and wall have limited the robots joint mobility. We may try placing the robot in front of the table (like the operator). What methods has the community adopted for mounting a cobot? What type of mounting does the Path feature work best for? Thank you for your time.

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@ArigatoMrCoboto we generally deploy our robots on a pedastal stand. It’s a 6” column of 8020 material that is secured to the floor. This allows us to have maximum joint mobility, we have robots that work high and low using these stands. We have also mounted a couple of robots directly to the table where the work is being done. This works well when the joint positions can accommodate being on a table top as you don’t worry about any misplacemrnt or movement between the robot stand and the workpiece. I’d say though that 85% of all our robots in the field are on stands that sit in front of the equipment roughly where the operator used to stand.